Grider Street man reports theft of doors, furnace, paint
Whoever broke into a Grider Street home was either very strong -- or came with a truck.The victim of the burglary told police that three doors, tiles, paint and a furnace were stolen from a house he...
View ArticleCreatures invade Lake Erie
An Asian carp was pulled from the Scajaquada Creek where it flows into the Black Rock Channel. Now, take a moment and catch your breath. This occurred May 17, 2007. It appears to be the only...
View ArticleShooting victim found dead in East Side alleyway
A man apparently shot in front of a store in the city’s East Ferry-Moselle area late Sunday night was found dead in a nearby alleyway, Buffalo police reported early Monday.Authorities have not...
View ArticleTonawanda man surrenders to police after two-hour standoff
A two-hour standoff ended peacefully early this morning in the Town of Tonawanda when police negotiators convinced a man to leave his home and surrender to police. The man had told his wife he wanted...
View ArticleNew focus on freshmen and life skills sets Lake Shore apart
It’s 8:05 on a weekday morning, and the students in a sunny room in Lake Shore High School look a little sleep-fogged.Some sort through backpacks. A few stare into space.This is their first class of...
View ArticleMissing City of Tonawanda teenager found safe
Several hours after City of Tonawanda police sought the public’s help in locating a missing teenager, detectives reported late Monday afternoon that the girl has been located, safe and unharmed, in...
View ArticleState’s delays in assigning risk level to sex offenders prevents...
When Philip M. Gray completed his federal prison sentence for child pornography in February, the former D’Youville College sociology professor returned to Amherst and registered as a sex offender with...
View ArticleStriving to reform a military culture where commanders can condone...
WASHINGTON – You might find it shocking to hear that the world’s greatest fighting force estimates that an average of 71 sexual assaults occurred within its ranks on any given day last year.Or to hear...
View ArticleSix people flee from Sunday night fire in Masten Park area
The Red Cross was called to assist three adults and three children routed from their Masten Park home by a fire that caused an estimated $30,000 in damage Sunday night, Buffalo fire officials...
View ArticleA Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda tradition on parade
For William Winspear, a senior at Cardinal O’Hara High School, Monday’s Memorial Day Parade in Kenmore and the Town of Tonawanda offered a chance to dress up as the school’s mascot, in a hawk costume,...
View ArticleNiagara Falls man charged with first-degree rape
State Police at Niagara have charged a 25-year-old Niagara Falls man with first-degree rape, after receiving a complaint from a female acquaintance of his that she had been sexually assaulted.Troopers...
View ArticleAnti-stalking law proposed following ECMC shooting
In the days following the shooting death of Jackie Wisniewski inside an Erie County Medical Center stairwell last June, her family was besieged by CNN, “Good Morning America” and other media outlets...
View ArticleNew academic building planned for ECC North Campus
Erie Community College will construct a $30 million academic building on its North Campus in Amherst, college and county officials announced this morning.The decision comes after controversy about...
View ArticleEdward M. Cotter called back into service
Land-based Buffalo firefighters were unable to battle a blaze at the top of a grain elevator on the city’s waterfront Monday night, so the department’s rarely used Edward M. Cotter fireboat was called...
View ArticleCitizens group seeks ouster of four on Ripley School Board
RIPLEY – A citizens group plans to file suits to remove four members of the Ripley Central School Board and nullify a decision by the board to dissolve the high school and send the students to...
View ArticleGOP taps Batavia City Council prospects
BATAVIA – Two law enforcement officers have been tapped by the City Republican Committee to run for at-large seats on the City Council in the November election.Eugene A. Jankowski, a lieutenant in the...
View ArticleSnowbirds take off over Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Snowbirds, the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aerobatics team, will help celebrate the 125th anniversary of Queen Victoria Park with a 25-minute air show beginning at 6 p.m....
View ArticleFree tennis planned at Buffalo Racquet Club
Free tennis will be the highlight as the Buffalo Racquet Club holds an open house from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday on its six red clay courts at 111 Twyla Place, Town of Tonawanda. In event of rain, the...
View ArticleFalls seeking lifeguard applicants
NIAGARA FALLS – The city is accepting applications for certified lifeguards through Friday.Applicants should visit the Human Resources Department, located in Room 14 in City Hall, 745 Main St.
View ArticleTourist van burglarized in Falls
NIAGARA FALLS – Nearly $4,000 worth of electronics were stolen from a tourist group who parked their van near a Buffalo Avenue inn on Memorial Day.Police said it appeared that entry to the locked van...
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